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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 12 p4p, 60 weight class) and Jim Babcock (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Babcock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raiders Attack Vault City kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadda Jr throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadda Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Fadda Jr punishes Babcock's body with a nice straight punch.
Babcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands an overhand right.
Fadda Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babcock. Babcock obviously looking to wear him down.
Babcock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Babcock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babcock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fadda Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fadda Jr misses with a strike from the bottom.
Fadda Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Babcock wants to control but Fadda Jr is keeping him busy.
Fadda Jr is controlling Babcock's trapped leg to prevent Babcock from advancing to side control.
Babcock lands with a punch from half guard.
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fadda Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Babcock stacks Fadda Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Babcock!
Fadda Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fadda Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fadda Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Babcock defends it well.
Babcock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fadda Jr pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing that Fadda Jr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fadda Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Babcock gets full guard.
Fadda Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fadda Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Babcock's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr looking to pass the guard.
Fadda Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fadda Jr with a nice head shot there.
Fadda Jr is working Babcock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock being controlled here, momentarily.
Fadda Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
Fadda Jr trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Fadda Jr is keen to just control but Babcock is a slippery customer.
Babcock manages to get to full guard.
Fadda Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Babcock's head.
Fadda Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Babcock pulls Fadda Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at Marquis Training Center inform us that Babcock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fadda Jr is in close to Babcock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Babcock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fadda Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Fadda Jr from controlling successfully.
Babcock trying to keep a closed guard but Fadda Jr is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babcock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fadda Jr defends it easily.
Fadda Jr forces his way into half guard.
Babcock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fadda Jr pulls his head out easily.
Fadda Jr is looking to advance position but Babcock won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Babcock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fadda Jr lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook. Babcock ducked under it nicely.
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Babcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fadda Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babcock counters with a low kick, right behind Fadda Jr 's knee.
Babcock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fadda Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babcock slips under a jab.
Jab by Fadda Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadda Jr. Babcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadda Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Babcock lands a couple of elbows.
Babcock won't allow Fadda Jr to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Fadda Jr keeps moving.
Babcock stands and throws Fadda Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fadda Jr sneaks back into half guard.
Fadda Jr gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Fadda Jr is keeping the position.
Fadda Jr lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jim Babcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Babcock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fadda Jr is trying to control the position but Babcock postures up.
Fadda Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Babcock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fadda Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babcock passes Fadda Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fadda Jr keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
Babcock works his way into side control.
Fadda Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fadda Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Babcock working away.
Babcock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fadda Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Babcock wants to control but Fadda Jr is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock working away.
Fadda Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Fadda Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Babcock just content to control the position.
Fadda Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babcock working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fadda Jr keeps working.
Fadda Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fadda Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr is trying to keep Babcock in close.
Babcock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fadda Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Babcock preventing the sweep.
Babcock trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Babcock slips nicely into half guard.
Babcock is trying to control the action in half guard but Fadda Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fadda Jr wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Fadda Jr dodges it nicely.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock working the head and body with strikes.
Fadda Jr wants to improve his position but Babcock is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Babcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fadda Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babcock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fadda Jr's sensitive parts.
Fadda Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Babcock gets double underhooks and turns Fadda Jr into the cage.
Fadda Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock pulls guard.
Fadda Jr lands a couple of digs.
Babcock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fadda Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fadda Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fadda Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock is trying to control the position but Fadda Jr postures up.
Babcock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Babcock looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr passes into half guard.
Fadda Jr working Babcock over with strikes.
Babcock has hold of Fadda Jr's hands but Fadda Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Fadda Jr.
Babcock taking some punishment here, with Fadda Jr in his half guard.
Babcock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fadda Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babcock wants to control but Fadda Jr is keeping busy.
Fadda Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fadda Jr is looking to stall here but Babcock recovers full guard.
Babcock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fadda Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadda Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Babcock is retaining full guard.
Fadda Jr content to stall in guard here.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Fadda Jr from controlling successfully.
Fadda Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Babcock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fadda Jr has Babcock in his guard.
Babcock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock preventing the sweep.
Babcock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fadda Jr is looking for a sweep.
Fadda Jr wants to control but Babcock postures up.
Babcock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fadda Jr struggling a bit here.
Babcock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
What's Fadda Jr going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Fadda Jr gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is stalling here. Fadda Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Babcock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fadda Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fadda Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fadda Jr tries for a kimura but Babcock is defending well.
Babcock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fadda Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Babcock is still trying to improve position.
Fadda Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babcock throws a leg kick but Fadda Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Babcock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fadda Jr to the mat! Fadda Jr manages to get full guard.
Fadda Jr has momentary wrist control but Babcock slips an elbow through the middle.
Fadda Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babcock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fadda Jr's guard.
Fadda Jr wants to improve his position but Babcock is controlling well.
Fadda Jr punching from the bottom.
Fadda Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Babcock trying to control the action but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock prevents Fadda Jr from improving his position.
Babcock is looking to advance position but Fadda Jr won't allow it.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Fadda Jr dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr tries to get to full guard but Babcock has control of the leg.
Fadda Jr is trying to control but can't.
Fadda Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Fadda Jr trying to hold on to Babcock's head to control him but Babcock postures up.
Babcock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fadda Jr is looking for a sweep. Babcock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock is looking for a kimura but Fadda Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Babcock to get the leverage.
Babcock blocks the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Babcock is working for a submission of some sort.
Fadda Jr wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Babcock passes Fadda Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fadda Jr is not content to let Babcock control the position.
Fadda Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fadda Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Babcock passes Fadda Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fadda Jr is holding on to half guard well.
Babcock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to work for an arm triangle but Fadda Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fadda Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babcock is working away from the top position though.
Fadda Jr manages to get to full guard.
Fadda Jr wants to hit a sweep here but Babcock passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fadda Jr there!
Babcock raining down shots from the mount!
Fadda Jr is looking to improve his position but Babcock isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Fadda Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Babcock working for a guillotine from mount but Fadda Jr is in no mood to give up.
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fadda Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Fadda Jr tries to hold on but Babcock postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadda Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Babcock lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Babcock dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Babcock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fadda Jr thuds his right hand into Babcock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Babcock. Beautiful body shot.
Fadda Jr lands a body shot.
Fadda Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fadda Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Babcock's guard.
Babcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Babcock trying to keep a closed guard but Fadda Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Fadda Jr preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr distracts Babcock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fadda Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fadda Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fadda Jr is working Babcock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadda Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babcock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fadda Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fadda Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fadda Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
Fadda Jr is in close to Babcock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fadda Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Fadda Jr from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fadda Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fadda Jr thuds a left hand into Babcock's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Babcock.
Babcock staying out of range there.
Babcock takes one on the button.
Fadda Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fadda Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Babcock is just out of range.
Fadda Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fadda Jr won't be happy with that.
Fadda Jr is trying to control Babcock's posture but Babcock avoids it.
Babcock trying to control the action but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Babcock scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fadda Jr is trying to improve his position.
Babcock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fadda Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock trying to control the action but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Babcock's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fadda Jr is trying to control Babcock's posture but Babcock avoids it.
Babcock trying to control the action but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Fadda Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fadda Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Babcock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Babcock's back!
Fadda Jr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Babcock is defending well though. Fadda Jr let's go of the attempt for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fadda Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Oswaldo Fadda Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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